Comedy The Best Dramedies About Real Adulthood

Being an adult can be hard, but there is humor to be found in the realistic, day-to-day drama of life. The best dramedies about adulthood balance that fine line between conflict and comedy. This is a list of the top movies about facing reality as an adult including everything from Jerry Maguire to Lost in Translation to While We're Young.

What films will you find on this list of the best movies about adulthood? Maybe your personal vote would go to American Beauty. This 1999 film follows Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) as he goes through a sometimes funny, sometimes tragic midlife crisis, and his teenage daughter Jane (Thora Birch) falls in love with the new neighbor. As Good As It Gets is another critically acclaimed dramedy about adulthood. In the 2000 film High Fidelity, Rob Gordon (John Cusack) seriously examines bygone romantic relationships in order to move past his latest heartbreak. Other good films featured on roundup of great movies about being an adult include Broadcast News, Spanglish, and Dan in Real Life.

It's up to you to decide which film about adulthood deserves the top spot on this list. Give your favorites a thumbs up, and please add any great dramas that are missing.

Terms of Endearment is a 1983 comedy-drama film adapted from the novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry, directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra ...more

Alfie is a 2004 British/American comedy film based on the 1966 British film of the same name, starring Jude Law as the title character, originally played by Michael Caine. The film was written, ...more

Crazy, Stupid, Love is a 2011 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and written by Dan Fogelman. It stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma ...more

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While We're YoungBen Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver

When We Were Young is a 1989 television film directed by Daryl Duke, and written by Richard and Esther Shapiro.

Never Goin' Back is a 2018 American drama film directed by Augustine Frizzell. High school dropouts Angela (Maia Mitchell) and Jessie (Camila Morrone) dream of escaping their waitressing jobs at ...more

Broadcast News is a 1987 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. The film concerns a virtuoso television news producer, who has daily emotional breakdowns, ...more

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